This is the response when I asked this question a few months ago. Jeff Begin forwarded message: > They can be disabled. > See > http://www.tipstrs.com/tip/6166/Disable-data-detectors-in-Mac-Mail > I know this is for Leopard, but it should work inSL as well. > HTH, > Jeffrey Shockley > E-Mail: > jawswizard@xxxxxxxxx, > jawswizard@xxxxxxx, > jawswizard@xxxxxxxxx, > jshockley@xxxxxxxxxxxx > MSN: > jeffreyshockley@xxxxxxxxxxx > Yahoo: > jawswizard@xxxxxxxxx > Google Talk: > jawswizard@xxxxxxxxx > AIM: > jawswizard > Skype: > jawswizard > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura" <laura.mcg@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 8:39 PM > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Data Detector Present Message in Mail messages > > > As far as I understand it, it shows up for dates and times. Doing a > VO-shitft-m on it allows you to add it to the calendar. You might be able to > do other things with them, but I'm not sure, and as far as I know, there's no > way of disabling them. > > On 23 Dec 2009, at 01:33, Jeff Berwick wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> On my Snow Leopard machine, running mail, when viewing mail messages in Mac >> Mail, I get a message every few lines that says "Data Detector Present". >> Does anybody know what this means and how I can get rid of it? >> >> Thx, >> Jeff >> >>> >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>> >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface >> at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >